How to say 'No' in Japanese | いいえ

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The Japanese word for No is 'Iie', written as いいえ in Japanese.

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Iie

Explanation

The Japanese interjection 'いいえ (いいえ)' is a polite way to say 'no'. It is commonly used in formal or polite situations to negate a statement or question. For example: No, that's not correct「いいえ、それは違います」(いいえ、それはちがいます). No, I don't need help「いいえ、助けはいりません」(いいえ、たすけはいりません). It is important to note that 'いいえ' is more formal than the casual 'いや' or 'ううん', which are also used to mean 'no' but in less formal contexts.

Part Of Speech

interjection

Frequency

4042

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word いいえ

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

い

Reading

hiragana

え

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'Iie' means 'No' .

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